The arrival hall, brightly lit to the point of being blinding, was filled with people waiting to pick up their passengers, in small groups...
The electronic display screen kept refreshing the flight information, with the words "Arrival" and "Delay" flashing alternately in red.
Lu Nange stopped and looked around before finding a relatively quiet spot with a good view near the exit to sit down.
She took Lu Beiye's tablet and water bottle out of her bag and handed them to him: "Would you like some water?"
Lu Beiye shook his head: "Sister, I'm not thirsty!"
Lu Nange: "There's still half an hour left. If you're bored, watch some of your favorite experiment videos."
"Thank you, sister." Lu Beiye took the tablet, unlocked it skillfully, and opened his favorite "Science Experiment Encyclopedia" collection, his little face becoming focused.
Lu Nange leaned back in the cool stainless steel chair, seemingly relaxed as she scrolled through her phone, just like any other young girl waiting to be picked up at the airport.
However, all the muscles in her body were in a subtle, semi-tense state.
Her gaze occasionally swept casually over the diverse crowd around her, while her ears carefully discerned every sound in her surroundings.
Her right hand was always resting lightly on her brother's back, seemingly casually, with a protective gesture.
A voice echoed in her mind: "[Nan Nan, you and A Ye are truly siblings; your wary expressions are... exactly the same.]"
Upon hearing this, Lu Nange turned her head and glanced at her younger brother beside her.
Sure enough, the little guy seemed to be staring intently at the tablet, but his little ears were slightly perked up, and his body was in a ready-to-jump posture.
She sighed inwardly, feeling both helpless and heartbroken.
[There's no way around it,] she responded to Youyou in her mind: [Having lived in the apocalypse for so long, constant vigilance has become instinctive. It's probably something I can't change anytime soon.]
She reached out and gently patted her younger brother's shoulder: "A-Ye, relax. Just watch your videos... This is a peaceful era, a society governed by the rule of law, we are safe."
Lu Beiye tilted his head up and softly hummed in agreement before looking down at the tablet again, but the vague sense of vigilance had not completely dissipated.
Time flowed slowly, second by second, in the airport air thick with a mixture of anticipation and anxiety.
When the arrival announcement sounded, Lu Nange and Lu Beiye practically jumped up from their seats instantly.
She quickly put the tablet away from Lu Beiye's hand, stuffed it back into her backpack, then took her brother's hand and walked briskly towards the railing next to the arrival gate.
The two siblings were already strikingly good-looking, and the similar serious expressions on their small faces drew the attention of many passersby...
Lu Beiye stood on tiptoe, almost lying completely on the cold metal railing, craning his neck to look inside.
However, his height is a major disadvantage; his view is constantly obstructed by the throngs of people and heavy luggage carts ahead...
Seeing this, Lu Nange instinctively wanted to bend down and pick him up.
But as soon as he exerted force on his arm, a strange, weak feeling came over him.
She suddenly realized that without the power of any magic pills or the strength from daily life-or-death battles, the weight of an eight-year-old boy made her arms feel heavy.
Lu Beiye: "Sister, you don't need to carry me. I can stand up and see."
Lu Nange did not force him and put him down as instructed.
In that brief moment of distraction, the flow of people inside the arrival gate began to thicken, and the first batch of passengers, dragging their luggage, came out one after another.
Then, they saw them.
Or rather, it's hard not to see them.
The visual impact of a group of young people with outstanding looks and temperament appearing at the same time is undeniable.
Not to mention, there was also someone with striking red hair that remained bright and eye-catching even indoors.
"Brother... Wanwan..." Lu Nange opened her mouth, but the voice seemed to be stuck in her throat, and her eyes uncontrollably felt hot and swollen.
Louder than her voice was Lu Beiye's shout: "Big brother! Over here! My sister and I are here!"
Across a distance of more than ten meters and amidst the surging crowd, their eyes met in the air, and at that moment, time seemed to be paused.
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